SAO PAULO, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Elon Musk-owned social
media platform X has filed a fresh request to resume services in
Brazil after paying some pending fines that had been imposed by
the country's Supreme Court, a document seen by Reuters on
Friday showed.
X
has been suspended
since late August in Brazil, one of its largest and most
coveted markets, after not complying with court orders related
to hate speech moderation and failing to name a legal
representative in the country, as required by law.
After reversing course and deciding to obey the orders in
recent weeks, including blocking some accounts under
investigation, the company
initially asked the court on Sept. 26 to allow it to resume
service in Brazil.
But top court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ruled at the time
the platform still needed to pay just over $5 million in pending
fines before the suspension was lifted.
Payments totaling 28.6 million reais ($5.24 million) have
now been made and are "duly proven," the document filed by X
lawyers said. "X Brasil requests that the platform be unblocked
for free access by its users in national territory."
($1 = 5.4597 reais)